Check out this Sneak Peek at Doctor Who Magazine’s Interview with Chris Chibnall – Out this week.

The new Doctor Who Magazine 528 is out 26th July and the magazine has captured an exclusive interview with the new showrunner Chris Chibnall. And while the lead writer has managed to keep the details of series 11 to himself the ultimate Doctor Who magazine did managed to learn the story behind the big reveal of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor. Chibnall describes how everything nearly fell apart due to a wedding and a Velothon.

Sneak Peek – Chris Chibnall on the Thirteen Doctor Reveal

In my mind I’m thinking: are we really doing this? A secret shoot, with only nine people involved? Will this work? Can we reveal the new Doctor this way? Are the BBC really going to put it out during the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final? Is it crazy? Will people even watch or notice? (Turns out, the answer to all those questions is yes).

Somewhere on a train, Jodie Whittaker is making her way towards us, having told people she’s off to make a low budget Scandinavian film this weekend.

Recce done, we hole up in a hotel. Some of us are checked in under fake names, I can’t work out whether that’s for security, or because we’re all enjoying the cloak and dagger. When I go to check in, I forget my fake name. I’m not very good at this.

The hotel is quiet. Great. As we walk across reception we notice lots of champagne glasses. The staff explain: preparations for the massive wedding reception that’s going to be happening tonight. Right. Uh-oh.

To get to the car tomorrow, Jodie will have to walk through this big reception, where the hungover wedding guests will be checking out in the morning. How do we get the new Doctor from her room to the car park, in the costume she’s wearing for the shoot, without anyone spotting? We’re just going to have to style it out.

Sunday morning. Jo Pearce (Social and Digital genius) has gone out early, done a dry run driving from the hotel to the location checking the route. And she comes back alarmed: there’s a Velothon on the route! Some of the roads are closed! Her brilliantly planned shortest possible route from hotel to location won’t work. What’s more, the car will be passing hundreds of cyclists. What if we have to stop at traffic lights? What if somebody looks in and sees the new Doctor? Hopefully Velothon cyclists will have other things to think about. We manage to smuggle the new Doctor into the back of Jo’s car. Hood up in the back, like she’s cosplaying The Matrix, sandwiched between two others.

The week rolls towards the Wimbledon final. Calls are made. Who needs to know the identity of the new Doctor before the rest of the world? Most importantly, Peter Capaldi. We set a time, I call him…

For the full story you will just have to pick up copy of the new issue of DWM this Thursday at your local newstand.

Also in this month’s magazine are:

A visit to the archive of Doctor Who writer and script editor Douglas Adams

Peter Purves answers questions from the TARDIS tin

The untold story of Sky Ray ice lollies and Doctor Who, with images of rare 1960s memorabilia

Behind the scenes on IDW’s distinctive range of American Doctor Who comics

Graphic designer Lee Binding reveals what went into the packaging for the Season 12 Blu-ray box set

The Time Team tackles three of Doctor Who’s most controversial episodes

The Fact of Fiction explores the 2017 story Empress of Mars

Seventh Doctor cosplay with Jamie Lenman

Part Five of The Clockwise War, a new comic strip adventure featuring the Doctor and Bill

Previews, audio reviews, news, The Blogs of Doom, prize-winning competitions and much more!

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Susan Hewitt is the Editor and Site Owner of Blogtor Who. She has loved all Doctor Who for over 5 decades now. Prisoner, Blake-7, Space-1999, Star Wars and Star Trek were also huge favourites. Her favourite Doctor is Tom Baker with Peter Capaldi following in a close second. However, David Tennant does rank as one of her favourite actors particular due to his brilliant work in theatre. She followed her heroes and became an Electrical Engineering in the semiconductor industry and worked for ATI, AMD and ARM. She currently works at Ryff as their Platform Architect when she isn't writing or editing Blogtor Who.